Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2007 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 59)

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Getting started
Driving
Single wipe
̈ Press the combination switch briefly in
direction of arrow
2 to the resistance
point.
The windshield wipers wipe one time
without washer fluid.
Wiping with windshield washer fluid
̈ Push the combination switch in direc-
tion of arrow
2 past the resistance
point.
The windshield wipers operate with
washer fluid.
For information on filling up the washer
reservoir, see “Windshield washer system
and headlamp cleaning system”
(
୴ page 282).
i Intermittent wiping is interrupted when the
vehicle is at a standstill and a front door is
opened. This protects persons getting into or out
of the vehicle from being sprayed.
Intermittent wiping will be continued when
ț all doors are closed and the gear selector
lever is in position D or R
or
ț the wiper setting is changed using the com-
bination switch
i To prevent smears on the windshield, wipe
with windshield washer fluid every now and then
even when it is raining.
! If anything blocks the windshield wipers
(leaves, snow, etc.), switch them off immediate-
ly.
ț For safety reasons, stop the vehicle in a safe
location and
ț remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch
or
ț turn off the engine by pressing the
KEYLESS-GO* start/stop button and
open the driver’s door (with the driver’s
door open, the starter switch is in posi-
tion 0, same as with the SmartKey re-
moved from the starter switch)
before attempting to remove any blockage.
ț Remove blockage.
ț Turn the windshield wipers on again.
If the windshield wipers fail to function at all in
switch position I,
ț set the combination switch to the next high-
er wiper speed
ț have the windshield wipers checked at the
nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
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